diff --git a/src/pypelines/__init__.py b/src/pypelines/__init__.py
index f3c2e9b05298cc40fce22f222534d0f1d942f03a..ba31a3edbab453d00306e54004b4acbc9c2da172 100644
--- a/src/pypelines/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pypelines/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.0.22"
+__version__ = "0.0.23"
 
 from . import loggs
 from .pipes import *
diff --git a/src/pypelines/examples.py b/src/pypelines/examples.py
index 6f77e0eb61baa848d5780e2ec8cf426beb769f43..f762fcd1057d24af9ff5c61d4386df13011ccbb3 100644
--- a/src/pypelines/examples.py
+++ b/src/pypelines/examples.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ example_pipeline = Pipeline("example")
 
 @example_pipeline.register_pipe
 class treated_videos(PicklePipe):
-    single_step = True
+    # single_step = True
 
     @stepmethod()
     def compress(self, session, video_codec="ffmpeg", extra="", compression_rate=0.5):
diff --git a/src/pypelines/pickle_backend.py b/src/pypelines/pickle_backend.py
index 50b3e2e5a14b159e05084e66ff40898ab999da11..39a5f9024ca53bcf9a32786d26a6826f052b55b5 100644
--- a/src/pypelines/pickle_backend.py
+++ b/src/pypelines/pickle_backend.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class PickleDiskObject(BaseDiskObject):
 
 
 class PicklePipe(BasePipe):
-    single_step = False
+    # single_step = False
     step_class = BaseStep
     disk_class = PickleDiskObject
 
diff --git a/src/pypelines/pipelines.py b/src/pypelines/pipelines.py
index 9e9634901912bd1e064a22fda37e77327240ec38..39d48af5235710abc5b76fb691d4197e5ee08a8e 100644
--- a/src/pypelines/pipelines.py
+++ b/src/pypelines/pipelines.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 class Pipeline:
     use_celery = False
-    pipes: Dict[str, BasePipe]
+    pipes: Dict[str, "BasePipe"]
 
     def __init__(self, name: str, conf_path=None, use_celery=False):
         self.pipeline_name = name
@@ -27,29 +27,29 @@ class Pipeline:
         instance = pipe_class(self)
 
         # attaches the instance itself to the pipeline, and to the dictionnary 'pipes' of the current pipeline
-        if instance.single_step:
-            # in case it's a single_step instance (speficied by the user, not auto detected)
-            # then we attach the step to the pipeline directly as a pipe, for ease of use.
-            step = list(instance.steps.values())[0]
-            self.pipes[instance.pipe_name] = step
-            # just add steps to the step instance serving as a pipe, so that it behaves
-            # similarly to a pipe for some pipelines function requiring this attribute to exist.
-            step.steps = instance.steps
-            setattr(self, instance.pipe_name, step)
-        else:
-            # in case it's a pipe, we attach it in a simple manner.
-            self.pipes[instance.pipe_name] = instance
-            setattr(self, instance.pipe_name, instance)
+        # if instance.single_step:
+        #     # in case it's a single_step instance (speficied by the user, not auto detected)
+        #     # then we attach the step to the pipeline directly as a pipe, for ease of use.
+        #     step = list(instance.steps.values())[0]
+        #     self.pipes[instance.pipe_name] = step
+        #     # just add steps to the step instance serving as a pipe, so that it behaves
+        #     # similarly to a pipe for some pipelines function requiring this attribute to exist.
+        #     step.steps = instance.steps
+        #     setattr(self, instance.pipe_name, step)
+        # else:
+        # in case it's a pipe, we attach it in a simple manner.
+        self.pipes[instance.pipe_name] = instance
+        setattr(self, instance.pipe_name, instance)
 
         self.resolved = False
         return pipe_class
 
-    def resolve_instance(self, instance_name: str) -> Type["BaseStep"]:
+    def resolve_instance(self, instance_name: str) -> "BaseStep":
         pipe_name, step_name = instance_name.split(".")
         try:
             pipe = self.pipes[pipe_name]
-            if pipe.single_step:
-                return pipe
+            # if pipe.single_step:
+            #    return pipe
             return pipe.steps[step_name]
         except KeyError as exc:
             raise KeyError(f"No instance {instance_name} has been registered to the pipeline") from exc
diff --git a/src/pypelines/pipes.py b/src/pypelines/pipes.py
index 1fd2d0e36638b9afa3f7a636ccf0c42461a3b6a8..9dc41a896e959dfbb4464f87a69a8cc408fa8aef 100644
--- a/src/pypelines/pipes.py
+++ b/src/pypelines/pipes.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class BasePipe(metaclass=ABCMeta):
 
     default_extra = None
 
-    single_step: bool = False  # a flag to tell the initializer to bind the unique step of this pipe in place
+    # single_step: bool = False  # a flag to tell the initializer to bind the unique step of this pipe in place
     # of the pipe itself, to the registered pipeline.
     step_class: Type[BaseStep] = BaseStep
     disk_class: Type[BaseDiskObject] = BaseDiskObject
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ class BasePipe(metaclass=ABCMeta):
                 f" { _steps = }"
             )
 
-        if len(_steps) > 1 and self.single_step:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Cannot set single_step to True if you registered more than one step inside {self.pipe_name} class."
-                f" { _steps = }"
-            )
+        # if len(_steps) > 1 and self.single_step:
+        #     raise ValueError(
+        #         f"Cannot set single_step to True if you registered more than one step inside {self.pipe_name} class."
+        #         f" { _steps = }"
+        #     )
 
         number_of_steps_with_requirements = 0
         for step in _steps.values():
diff --git a/src/pypelines/steps.py b/src/pypelines/steps.py
index ab95ea432b57120346c94944030af064bb9792aa..211445bce26f86de3a9f34871690e97a8307db27 100644
--- a/src/pypelines/steps.py
+++ b/src/pypelines/steps.py
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ class BaseStep:
     def full_name(self):
         return f"{self.pipe_name}.{self.step_name}"
 
-    @property
-    def single_step(self):
-        return self.pipe.single_step
+    # @property
+    # def single_step(self):
+    #     return self.pipe.single_step
 
     def disk_step(self, session, extra=""):
         disk_object = self.get_disk_object(session, extra)